by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 16th, 2009

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Is there any way to determine if photos are real and untouched or "bogus" and manufactured by computer generation or cut-and-paste or "enhancement"? Internet, newspapers, magazines, whatever. How do we know what we are shown is what is really there?

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  • by downtide on November 16th, 2009

    downtide

    It's difficult but there are clues, if you zoom in close. For instance you can look for patterns of repeating pixels where areas have been "airbrushed" to hide blemishes and so on.

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  • by Suby the Coat on November 16th, 2009

    Suby the Coat

    Using a magnifying glass and looking at the edges and grains in the photograph would reveal where any enhancement has been done.
    When viewing a photograph in your computer monitor you could always zoom in and detect the enhanced parts of the pictures.
    Photoshopping can deceive the naked eye but cannot withstand minute scrutiny.

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  • by tyladodds on November 16th, 2009

    tyladodds

    off topic i no but you type so perfectly rather than everyone else on AB

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